人之初，性本善
rén​zhī​chū​xìng​běn​shàn

man at birth is fundamentally good

  • created reference approved 人之初，性本善 → 三字经/三字經 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人之初，性本善 rén​zhī​chū​xìng​běn​shàn

    三字经 / 三字經 sān​zì​jīng

    see

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  • created sense approved 人之初，性本善 · rén​zhī​chū​xìng​běn​shàn · man at birth is fundamentally good — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人之初，性本善

    rén​zhī​chū​xìng​běn​shàn

    man at birth is fundamentally good

    Commonly known as the first two lines of the [[三字经|三字經|san1 zi4 jing1]], implying that humans are born with a naturally good character

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 初 (literal) → 初 · chū · beginning ， (non_chinese) 性 (literal) → 性 · xìng · nature 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · originally 善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · good

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